by Kelli Donley | Oct 6, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recipes, Reuse
Wondering what to do with all those pumpkin seeds coming out of your jack-o-lantern? May I make a suggestion, including using up a few more of those jars we’re recycling? Wash and dry the seeds {handy instructions} and then consider throwing them into a batch of...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Kelli Donley | Aug 31, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recipes, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
So, you are going celebrating a three-day fabulous summer weekend with a BBQ. May I make a suggestion? Take an hour while the meat is marinating, the beer is cooling and the cake is in the oven to make homemade BBQ sauce. This is a family recipe that I can promise BBQ...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Kelli Donley | Aug 15, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recipes, Uncategorized
Some people receive business cards when they start a new job. Others place an order, wait a couple weeks and show up to as many meetings in the meantime with baked goods. Business cards may get thrown away after a meeting, but I doubt these gingersnaps ended up in the...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2008 | Get Fit, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
In my social circle, bean dip is a food group. Rebilou has perfected her bean dip recipe and the Ya Yas have been inhaling it by the pie plate-full since high school. Her secret concoction involves Frito Lay beans in a can, sour cream, cream cheese and gobs of cheese....				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Kelli Donley | Aug 8, 2008 | Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
By popular demand, my recipe for the best summer drink and also the only way you’ll ever see me enjoying beer — Where the traditional margarita and Mexican beer collide to create a Beergarita: Ingredients: 1 Corona, or other Mexican beer 1 can of frozen...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Kelli Donley | Aug 7, 2008 | Community, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
Community dinner: green chicken enchiladas, steak tacos, salad, chips and guacamole, black beans, Mexican rice, cake and lots of great conversation; 15 fed, leftovers taken home, casserole of enchiladas left for a friend in the hospital, and one giant pitcher of...